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MCU5 legacy hand controller
Compatible with the range of Renishaw CMM controllers and incorporates all the functionality of the HCU1 hand controller for motorised head
Controls motion of CMM axes- Indexes the motorised head and rotary table
- Operates as a computer mouse
- Has a system menu for navigating the operating software
- Handheld or table mounted operation
- Large LCD for status information and for interacting with metrology programs
The MCU5 has an additional STOP button on the membrane keypad. This augments the E-STOP and allows a rapid stop of the CMM without disengaging the motors and is recommended for use with the REVO system.
The E-STOP switch has to cut the motor power to all the axes, including the two REVO axes. This is not always appropriate as the REVO A axis will drop to 0° by gravity. Operation of the STOP switch will bring the CMM to a fast stop but the motors will remain engaged in the ‘hold' state.
| Key | Description |
| 1 | LCD screen |
| 2 | Emergency stop switch |
| 3 | Speed override |
| 4 | Probe disabled LED |
| 5 | MCU enabled LED |
| 6 | Joystick enable |
| 7 | 3-axis joystick with push button |
| 8 | Joystick locks (three separate buttons) |
| 9 | Probe disabled (see '14') |
| 10 | Engage servos |
| 11 | Start / stop program |
| 12 | Mode change |
| 13 | Joystick orientation |
| 14 | Axis systems select |
| 15 | F1 function |
| 16 | F2 function |
| 17 | STOP |
| 18 | F3 function |
| 19 | F4 function |
| 20 | Take point / cancel point |
